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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 02_019

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  2. Festival Customs - St Brigid's Day

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    Before this on St. Brigid's Day the people used make crosses of straw and wood. They used get two thin little bits of wood and shape them like a cross and nail them together. Then they used wind straw around the cross. They used put them up in the roof if the house and leave them there till the next year.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Brigid (~366)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Áine Ní Oistín
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrymore, Co. Mayo